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Monday, April 4, 2011

Rainbow Fish

   

Rainbow Fish

 by Kindergartners

First, we read the book Rainbow Fish.
Then, the kids drew pictures of fish.
Next, we colored them using neon crayons and regular crayons.  Color REALLY hard and thickly.  Demonstrate this to the children so they see how to color darkly.
 Twistables Extreme Crayons 8-Pack: Bright Neon
 Next, paint with watercolor on the background, to fill in the water.  The paint will resist.  We used these watercolors.  They give a bit of sparkle/glimmer.  Not a lot, but a nice touch when you look at it up close.  We also used regular watercolors as well.  The kids could choose what kind they wanted.
PRANG WATERCOLOR MASTERPACK GLITTER BY DIXON TICONDEROGA    PRANG WATERCOLOR MASTERPK METALLIC BY DIXON TICONDEROGA

Finally, after all was dry, we added sequins with glue and outlined the fish with black paint.  Aren't these great?  Combining literature and art is one of my favorite things!



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1 comment:

  1. fitzMarch 22, 2017 at 5:53 PM

    Hi,
    Enjoying your ideas. Something I used with my kinders (urban school) was reusing old markers with a small saucer of water to dip in. Most of the markers still had some life (left them points down overnight) and it allowed kids to experiment with color and water before we moved on to real paint.
    Thanks

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